CENTCOM moving back to Qatar. (Hope not a dupe, didn't see it)

[karlschneider]

just now on ABC evening news. I guess things aren't going all that well, have the eye-rackies done run outta rose petals?
:grr:

[Don_G]

1. Kind Of

FTD just thought that Mortar Tubes would be a lot safer delivering the flowers to CENTCOM. Too many scared, trigger-happy kids around.

[IMayBeWrongBut]

2. Heh, I missed them moving it out of Qatar...

Where was it? Iraq?

[Dagaz]

7. Tampa

They only moved to Qatar for the wars. Once "major combat" was declared over they moved back to the normal base in Tampa. The next poll should be will it be Iraq or Syria next?

[hang a left]

3. What the hell happened to "bring it on"

They "brought it," where the hell are you going?

[underpants]

4. Yep no link yet -They need to be closer for more intelligence

400 staff involved. Abizaid didn't mention in his Press Conference in Tampa.

But where is the GOOD NEWS?!?!?!

[Ouabache]

9. hey it's all Good News dontcha know

? Whats wrong with you? Remember Schickeljunior* said the increased attacks against our troops were a sign of our success in spreading freedom. Sheesh get with the program.

He ordered them to bring it on because he knew increased attacks and violence would be a sign of our success. They brought it on. They are bringing it on every day. We are successful. Whats wrong with you?

[NNN0LHI]

5. Move to Qatar. Move to Iraq. Then move back to Qatar? Are they all nuts?

Must be hard to sleep with all of the constant in coming mortar fire?

Don

[karlschneider]

6. I imagine Halliburton handles all the moving logistics...

:eyes:

[tabasco]

8. They went back to Florida after Qatar

Centcom HQ is at McDill AFB in Tampa.

On edit: I think they are punishing the Centcom commander for sh*t hitting the fan in Iraq. Byebye beach, hello walled compound.

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. You mean War by remote control

Isn't working very well?

[Foswia]

11. Amm. I hope thats a joke.

Amm. It works just fine, that’s what CENTCOM does in Qatar. My guess is CENTCOM would function better in Qatar as there is the issue with time zones. While the Tampa staff would function okay, they have families to deal with while in Tampa, and throwing of the sleep patterns like they would in Tampa could cause more mistakes.

[newyawker99]

14. Hi Foswia!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Robbien]

12. This move back to the mid-east makes me very uneasy

Hope it is because they need to be closer to operations in Iraq and not that they have bad plans for Syria or anyone else.

[RamboLiberal]

13. MSNBC has story and link

http://www.msnbc.com/news/870749.asp?0cv=CA00

The American general leading military efforts in Iraq will reestablish his headquarters in the region, reflecting what he described Thursday as “a sense of urgency” in the face of increasing attacks on U.S. and allied troops there. Gen. John Abizaid, head of U.S. Central Command, said resistance forces in Iraq number no more than 5,000, but are showing new levels of coordination.

<snip>

Abizaid was scheduled to travel next week to Qatar, along with some aides, to reestablish his base of operations there, a senior defense official said. The move places the general closer to Iraq as well as Afghanistan, where he is responsible for U.S. military operations.

“Clearly I feel a sense of urgency with regard to the current military situation,” he told reporters.